1 Corinthians 4:14 (NKJV) But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
We are all made up of three parts: spirit, soul, and body. If we want to know how the Holy Spirit speaks to us or leads us, we will need to identify ourselves in the spirit being, or our “spirit man”.
Our physical body enables us to interact with the physical world through our five senses. The body will behave according to what the soul or the “spirit man” dictates it to do. The body is temporal, corruptible, and mortal. Unfortunately, many of us put so much attention on our bodies and into developing our souls that we have neglected the “spirit man”. If we are overly driven by the information that our senses feed us, we may subject ourselves to unnecessary or unfounded fear. This is why we must learn to tune into what the Spirit of God is saying to our “spirit man” because He alone is omniscient. This way, we can be led by His peace rather than by our senses.
The Holy Spirit has been assigned to help every believer, and if we learn to be led by the Spirit, we are tapping into our helper, the Holy Spirit. For example, we may experience a kind of peace in our hearts that comes from the Holy Spirit to assure us that all is fine on a certain issue despite the negative reports we hear. On the other hand, we may sense an urgency not to act on an issue because we feel an uneasiness in our spirit, which comes as a warning even though everything in the natural seems normal.
Our soul comprises our mind, intellect, will, emotions, and personality. The soul is self-centred because it is used to reigning in and dictating our lives. Therefore, it can hinder us from hearing clearly from God or even trusting the leading of the Holy Spirit due to our scepticism. For those who are used to letting their souls rule and reign in their lives, if they allow their emotions to get out of control, it can lead to chaos in their lives. We face a similar struggle when we attempt to allow the Holy Spirit to lead us and grant us wisdom. Therefore, we need to get the soul to quiet down so that we can tune into what the Spirit of God is speaking to our hearts.
We grieve the Holy Spirit when we react in the flesh or fall into temptation. However, believers who are born again have a redeemed personality if we allow the Holy Spirit to empower us to reign in the work of the flesh, but we must also renew our minds with the Word of God so that it will not hinder our understanding of the person of the Holy Spirit.
Sermon Series: How to Be Led by the Holy Spirit in Your Daily Life?
如何被圣灵引导
哥林多前书 2：14 然而，属血气的人不领会 神圣灵的事，反倒以为愚拙，并且不能知道，因为这些事惟有属灵的人才能看透。
我们都由三个部分组成：灵，魂和身体。如果想知道圣灵是如何对我们说话或引导我们的，我们就需要以属灵层面的存在来定义自己，又称我们为“内在的灵人”。
我们的身体通过五个不同的感官使我们得以与物质世界互动。身体会按照魂或“内在的灵人”的引导行事。这个身体是暂时的，会朽坏的，并且终有一死。事实上，我们中的许多人会过度地关注自己的身体/外在，并发展自我，也就是魂的层面，却忽略了“内在的灵人”。如果我们被感官提供给我们的信息过度驱动，我们可能会让自己陷入不必要或毫无根据的恐惧之中。这就是为什么我们必须学会倾听上帝的灵对我们的“内在的灵人”所说的话，因为唯有祂是无所不知的。如此，我们就能够被祂的平安所引领，而不是跟随自己的感官。
圣灵已被差派去帮助每一个信徒。如果我们学会了被圣灵引导，我们就是在向我们的帮助者—圣灵—支取帮助。例如，我们可能会在心中体验到一种来自圣灵的平安，作为一种保证，告诉我们在某件我们所面对的事上一切都好，即便我们听到有关的负面报道。另一方面，我们可能会对某些情况感到紧迫，需要采取行动或做某事，因为我们在灵里感到不安，这作为一个警告，即使一切看起来都很正常。
我们的魂包括我们的思想、智力、意志、情感和个性。魂以自我为中心因为习惯于统治和指导我们的生活。因此，由于我们的怀疑主义，它会阻碍我们不能清楚地听到来自上帝的声音，甚至不能相信圣灵的引导。对于那些习惯于让他们的魂统治和掌管自己的生命的人来说，如果他们的情绪失控，就会导致生活的混乱。当我们试图让圣灵引导我们，并赐我们智慧时，我们也会面临同样的挣扎。因此，我们需要让魂安静下来，这样我们就能听从上帝的灵对我们的心所说的话。
当我们在肉体血气中作出反应或陷入诱惑时，我们就会让圣灵担忧。然而，重生后的信徒如果让圣灵给我们能力，让我们在肉体血气的工作中掌权，那么我们就会在逐渐成长并拥有一个已被救赎的人格。但我们也必须用上帝的话语来更新我们的思想，这样它才不会阻碍我们对圣灵和祂的位格的认识和理解。
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